In United Arab Emirates, CO2 emissions during 2020 have grown 2.46 megatons, 1.24% compared to 2019.
CO2 emissions in 2020 were 201.002 megatons, making United Arab Emirates is the 157th conutry in the ranking of countries for CO2 emissions, made up of 184 countries, in which the countries are ranked from least to most pollutant.
In addition to its total emissions of CO2 into the atmospher, which logically depend, among other variables, on the country's population, it is convenient to analyze the behavior of its emissions per inhabitant. In the table we see that per capita CO2 emissions in United Arab Emirates, have decreased in 2020, in which they have been 20.48 tons per inhabitant.
United Arab Emirates belongs to the group of countries that emit the most CO2 per inhabitant.
Finally, it is interesting to observe the behavior f CO2 emissions per 1000 dollars of GDP, which measures, for the same country, the "environmental efficiency" with which it is produced over time. In the last period, United Arab Emirates, has emitted 0.32 kilos for every $ 1,000 of GDP, more than in 2019.
In the table we can see the evolution of CO2 emissions, which have grown since 2010, while per capita emissions have decreased and, on the contrary, CO2 emissions per $ 1,000 of GDP.
However, in the last five years, total emissions have decreased in United Arab Emirates, as have emissions per capita, then the situation is improving.
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